Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

Liz Murray grows up in New York in a household shaped by two parents who love her but struggle with drug addiction. As a teenager she finds herself without a home, and after a tragedy in her family she sets out to finish high school while supporting herself. Her efforts eventually lead her toward Harvard University. The film is based on a true story.

Peter Levin directed this television drama, which premiered in 2003 and runs 104 minutes. Ronni Kern wrote the screenplay, and Michael Mahoney produced. Thora Birch plays Liz, with Michael Riley as Peter, Kelly Lynch as Jean Murray, Robert Bockstael as David, Makyla Smith as Chris and Elliot Page as Young Lisa, among a credited cast of 37. It was made as a Lifetime television film, with production based in Canada and the United States, and belongs to the period of Levin's career following the several television features he had directed from the mid-1990s onward.

Audience response has been solid: on IMDb it holds a rating of 7.1 from roughly 4,800 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 7.3 from around 123 votes. The two figures are close, suggesting a generally positive reception from viewers across both platforms.